Helen Morgan MP: written questions
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the economic effect on farmers of cattle culling in areas with a high incidence of bovine tuberculosis.
Answer: Bovine TB control places significant costs and disruption on farmers, vets, and rural communities, particularly those in areas with high incidence rates. Defra commissioned research published in 2020 outlines the economic costs of TB breakdowns on wide ra...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the strategy and outcomes of Ireland's Bovine Tuberculosis Programme as a model for tackling the spread of tuberculosis.
Answer: While no formal assessment of Ireland’s Bovine Tuberculosis Programme has been conducted, the 2025 Godfray evidence review, commissioned by Defra, draws on a broad range of scientific and policy evidence, including international experience where relevant....
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in areas where badger culls have been undertaken.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency publish annual TB monitoring data for each badger control area licensed from 2013. The latest report, published in September 2025 is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-in-cattle-badger-con...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed steel trade measures on the number of people employed in the UK steel processing and manufacturing industry.
Answer: The Government held extensive engagement with producers and downstream users of steel to inform development of the new steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025, and will continue to engage regularly with companies across the supply ...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Livestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings ministers have had with a) independent pig producers or b) representatives of the pig industry since 5 September 2025.
Answer: Defra Ministers have met with representatives of the pig industry on several occasions since 5 September 2025.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Livestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect independent pig producers.
Answer: The Government brought in the Fair Dealing (Pigs) Regulations 2025 for the pig sector, to give pig producers stronger protections against unfair contract practices and greater certainty. Defra works closely with trade bodies from across the pig supply cha...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Livestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pig) Regulations 2025.
Answer: The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations (FDOP) are the result of extensive consultation with farmers, producer groups and the wider industry. They have applied to any new contracts since August 2025 and will come into force fully (for all contract...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Mortality RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve hospital flow and reduce preventable mortality.
Answer: Long waits in accident and emergency (A&E) have been proven to be associated with worse patient outcomes and increased patient mortality, and the Government is committed to restoring urgent and emergency care waiting times to the standards set out in ...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of long waiting times in A&E departments on excess deaths.
Answer: The Department is aware of a range of evidence suggesting an association between longer waits in emergency care and poorer patient outcomes, including mortality. However, the Department has not undertaken its own assessment of the impact of long waiting t...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6871More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support small businesses in North Shropshire in the transition to Making Tax Digital.
Answer: MTD will help businesses and landlords keep on top of their tax affairs. It places small businesses on a more digital footing, with digital tools helping to reduce errors and making annual tax returns easier. The government has undertaken a range of activ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of midwives leaving the NHS before retirement age in each year since 2015 by numbers leaving more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years before
Answer: Retirement age is not a fixed date and can vary depending on National Health Service pension arrangements, the State Pension Age, and individual choices. Data held by the Department cannot therefore show how many years a midwife has left until retirement....
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEpidermolysis Bullosa: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to DEBRA UK's press release entitled EB patients being failed by prescription changes, published on 22 May 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his pol
Answer: Prescribers are responsible for ensuring treatments are clinically appropriate for their patients, taking specialist advice into account where relevant. Individual prescribing decisions, including for dressings and medicines, are a matter of clinical judg...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance on clinical liability for triage decisions where a Single Point of Access triage system determines that a referral judged clinically appropriate by a GP should be
Answer: General practices (GPs) and other primary care referrers remain professionally accountable for making appropriate clinical decisions, including referring patients to specialist care when this is in the patient’s best interests.While advice is being sought...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure that Single Point of Access pathways do not prevent patients being referred to consultant-led services where GPs consider it clinically appropriate.
Answer: Under Single Point of Access Pathways, general practitioners (GPs) should continue to make a clinical decision to refer for specialist care where that is in the patient’s best interests. GPs retain responsibility for referral decisions, and this model sup...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TelemedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing limits on the number of requests using the online consultation tool during core hours on GP practices.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to general practice by increasing capacity and making it easier for patients to contact their surgery. The contractual change from 1 October 2025 clarified that online consultation tools should be availabl...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Department of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) impact assessments and (b) consultations were carried out before the publication of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements
Answer: The Department and NHS England assessed the potential impacts of the proposed changes to the GP Contract for 2026/27 throughout the policy-development process, including Equality Impact Assessments, which consider the impact of policy changes against prot...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed steel trade measures on the manufacturing and construction sectors in Shropshire.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of downstream users, including manufacturing and construction, alongside a resilient steel sector. The measure balances support for steelmaking with the need for secure supply chains and has been shaped through ext...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: ShropshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve mobile signal coverage in Shropshire.
Answer: According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations Spring update, published on 13 May 2026, as of January 2026, 92% of the Shropshire local authority landmass has 4G geographic coverage from all four mobile network operators (MNO). Standalone 5G is available outside ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Agency WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on agency midwives in each of the last five years.
Answer: Agency staffing submissions are collected as nursing, midwifery and health visitors only. NHS England does not hold spend on agency midwives as a standalone metric.
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Agency WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of shifts covered by agency midwives in England for each of the last five years.
Answer: Agency staffing submissions are collected as nursing, midwifery, and health visitors only. NHS England does not hold shifts on agency midwives as a standalone metric.
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDairy Products: NutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the impact of the new Nutrient Profiling Model on (a) producers and (b) processors in the B
Answer: The current Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) is over 20 years old and out of date. It does not reflect the latest evidence, particularly on free sugars, which are strongly correlated with poor health outcomes, like dental caries and weight gain that could l...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of promoting adequate consumption of (a) calcium, (b) protein and (c) other key nutrients in the plans for a new Nutrient Profi
Answer: The current Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) is over 20 years old and out of date. It does not reflect the latest evidence, particularly on free sugars, which are strongly correlated with poor health outcomes, like dental caries and weight gain that could l...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3925More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the list of supermarket foods that will fall under the suspension of tariffs.
Answer: The list of products in the first package of agri-food tariff suspensions was published on 20th May. This can be found on the Gov.uk page for duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas. The proposed list for the second package of agri-food tariff suspe...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3924More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial steps she is taking to help protect British farmers from cheaper imported products in the context of the suspension of tariffs on certain supermarket foods.
Answer: The list of products for which tariff suspensions are proposed takes account of domestic production and food security and does not include any significant UK primary agriculture production. To support farmers, who currently face substantially increased co...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: Import DutiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of suspending tariffs on supermarket foods on British producers.
Answer: As part of wider efforts to reduce pressure on prices, the Government is launching a business engagement exercise on suspending tariffs on over 100 types of products including biscuits, chocolate and dried fruit and nuts. The proposal takes account of do...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
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